My son had his sixth birthday recently. He came home from school with a dozen notes and cards in his backpack, all of which were covered in hearts, glitter and the endearing best wishes of his closest female classmates.   While I would say this slightly concerned me, I also know that this behavior is pretty…

If you’ve ever found yourself eating leftover chicken nuggets off your toddler’s plate while frantically answering an email and mentally calculating how many minutes you have before soccer practice, congratulations—you may be experiencing family burnout. As a working parent of two young kids, I know the hustle all too well. Mornings are a frantic dash…

Last week, I had lunch with my five-year-old son and his kindergarten class. I try to eat lunch with him at least once a month, so all of his classmates know me fairly well. One extra talkative student planted themselves next to me and proceeded to tell me all about how one of their parents…